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Introduction: Burn injuries is commonly seen in paediatric age group, and in developing countries burns are reported to be the third most common cause of death in children. Patients suffering from severe burns see mortality and survivors may have life in misery due to burn injury complications. Fame burn, scald burn, electric burn, chemical burns, contact with hot or cold objects. In India, fame burn continues to be one of the commonest causes of burn injuries due to the use of open fires and chulhas. Material & Methods- Retrospective hospital case record based evaluation of data over a period of 03 years from March 2019 to March 2022. Total 78 patients were enrolled of age less than 12 years of age. Data regarding age, sex, aetiology, situation and surrounding of incident, TBSA involved, history of burn injury, management and mortality was collected. In our study, we aimed to study the aetiology of infant burns, various causative factors, treatment given and outcomes. Observation & Results: Out of 78 patients enrolled in our study 33 were male and 45 were female. Maximum cases belongs to age group of 03-06 years followed by 0-3 years, 6-9 years and 9-12 years. Scald burns are most common in our study constituting 55% of cases. Following it are flame burns (25%) and electric burns (20%). Most cases of scald burn were 0-3 years. Similarly flame burns were common in 03-06 years of age group and electric burns in elder age group of our study. Conclusion: Paediatric burn accidents are common in India. High population density the cost of treating burn patients is high because the care of these patients involves multiple specialties.

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